enfoque

m.

1 focus.

2 approach, angle.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: enfocar.

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enfoque

► nombre masculino

1 (acción) focus, focusing

2 figurado focus, approach, angle

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SM

1) (Fot) (=acción) focusing; (=resultado) focus

2) [de tema] approach

3)

potencia de enfoque — magnifying power

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masculino

a) (Fot, Ópt) (acción) focusing*; (efecto) focus

b) (de asunto) approach

todo depende del enfoque que se le dé — everything depends on the way you look at it

enfoque de algo — approach to something

un enfoque nuevo del tema — a new approach to the subject

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= approach [approaches, -pl.], outlook, vision, slant.

Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

Ex. In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.

Ex. Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.

Ex. The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.

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* enfoque general = broad view.

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masculino

a) (Fot, Ópt) (acción) focusing*; (efecto) focus

b) (de asunto) approach

todo depende del enfoque que se le dé — everything depends on the way you look at it

enfoque de algo — approach to something

un enfoque nuevo del tema — a new approach to the subject

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= approach [approaches, -pl.], outlook, vision, slant.

Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.

Ex: Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.

Ex: The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.

* enfoque general = broad view.

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enfoque

masculine

1 (Fot, Ópt) (acción) focusing*; (efecto) focus

2 (de un asunto) approach

todo depende del enfoque que se le dé al problema everything depends on the way you look at o on how you approach the problem, everything depends on your approach to the problem o on the approach you take to the problem

enfoque DE algo approach TO sth

un enfoque nuevo y original del tema a new and original approach to the subject

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Del verbo enfocar: (conjugate enfocar)

enfoqué es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

enfoque es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
enfocar    
enfoque
enfocar (conjugate enfocar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹objeto/persona› (con cámara, prismáticos) to focus on;

◊ los enfoqueon con la linterna they shone the torch on them

2

a) (Fot, Ópt) ‹telescopio/cámara› to focus

b) ‹tema/asunto› to approach, look at

enfoque sustantivo masculino

a) (Fot, Ópt) (acción) focusing^{(conjugate focusing)};

(efecto) focus

b) (de asunto) approach;

◊ todo depende del enfoque que se le dé everything depends on the way you look at it;

enfoque de algo approach to sth
enfocar verbo transitivo
1 (una cámara, un proyector) to focus: Pedro, enfoca a Mónica, Pedro, focus on Mónica
2 (un problema, un asunto) to approach: lo enfocaré de otra manera, I'll put it another way
3 (con un haz de luz) to shine a light on
enfoque sustantivo masculino
1 (de un problema, asunto) approach: todos dieron el mismo enfoque al tema, they took a similar approach with regards to the issue
2 Fot TV focus
(acción) focusing
'enfoque' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
planteamiento
- sesgo
- apreciación
- novedoso
- orientación
- visión
English:
approach
- bias
- haphazard
- slant

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enfoque nm

1. [de imagen] [acción] focusing;

[resultado] focus

Comp

enfoque automático automatic focusing;

enfoque manual manual focusing

2. [de tema, asunto] approach (de to), angle (de on);

le dio un enfoque muy original a su discurso she took an original approach in her talk;

habría que darle otro enfoque al asunto the issue should be approached from a different angle, we should look at the issue in a different way

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enfoque

m fig

approach

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enfoque nm

: focus

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enfoque n

1. (con la cámara) focus [pl. focuses o foci]

2. (planteamiento) approach [pl. approaches]